Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11

Bills were assed authorizing the
the city the of Anoka the
city df Wadena Mr. cre snS oi Introduced
motion providing for the consideration of
the Eaton biennial session bill of ninety
days. An amendment had already been
offered to the original measure reducing the
period OF sessions from ninety to eighty
days: In addition to this amendment Sena-
tor Crandall submitted a resolution pro-
hibiting the introduction Of bills after the
first sixty days except in cases Of executive
messages OF much Importance. The resolu-
ton was adopted and tho bill was referred
about it's passage.
The Governor notified the Senate of his
approval Of ten bills, all bat one of these be-
ing entirely local in their application. The
Of reeaFd To- the sass
Senator Bowen's to prohibit bucket shops,
under the title to prevent gambling in
stocks, either on margins or otherwise pro-
vides penalty of 500 to $500 and on second
onense si 2oo months 81 imprisonment; keepers
empowered to make examination into such
cases.
In the House the forenoon was devoid
OF special interest although quite an amount
OF routine work was dispatched. The fol-
lowing committee on oil Inspector was an
Reyes and Cullen. The agricultural com
mite reported their approval Of the bill re-
curing hotel and restaurant keepers to la
bel their oleomaTgarine. The following res
Resolved, That the capitol engineer
make arrangements to light this hall with
the incandescent electric light.
Under the suspension of the rules the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution was adopted,
after Mr.. Donnelly had been heard in it's
favor:
Estes: Resolved, that we respectfully re-
quest our senators and representatives in
| congress to take such steps as may be nee
essary to prevent the landing Of any English
hares on American soil.
At the afternoon session, there was
| little spice of life when the House went into
| the consideration Of the special order which
consisted of Mr.. Donnelly's two railroad
| bills H. F. 23S and 40, one being to fix
maximum rates of freight on wheat and
| traffic.
| Mr.. Donnelly not being present, upon
motion Of Mr. Emery, the special order of
the day was suspended, but at that moment
Mr.. Donnelly arrived and insisted upon the
special order going on, and after good
special order was restored, and Mr.
Donnelly proceeded to address the House,
when he was interrupted with a motion to
send the Donnelly bills back to the com
! ul1LLeo Ou Id41IOdOS, duu LuoJo was SeuC up
to the clerks desk a petition signed by
Messrs. Howard, Luu, Prosser, Knox, Com
stock, Teubert Skinner and Hart Of the rail
road committee making this request.
| This move produced sensation, and after
an explanation by Mr.. Teubert that he
Donnelly desired the return of the bills,
which he now f und was not so, Mr.. Don
nelly took the floor and said:
Mr.; Speaker: This is certainly an unpar-
alleled proceeding, and the men who have
been guilty of such an act of gross discour-
tesy to me, as the author of the bill should
be brought before the bar Of the house. The
attempt to circulate petition in this way
without any knowledge or intimation being
conveyed to me, l consider an outrage and
disgrace to those who signed this petition.
and doubly disgrace to those who circu-
lated it,
Mr. Potter asked if the bills to be con-
sidered were printed. Mr. Donnelly said
they were, but it was found advisable on
the part of some interest to carry off every
done before: "Smouching games of this
kind" said Mr.. DonIely, II don't propose
to submit to quietly"
A vote on the question of recommital to
the committee resulted nays 81, yeas "a:
This ended the matter and the considera-
ton of the bill fixing a maximum rate of
freight on wheat and -four, the author of
the bill having the floor. In laying out
his premises, Mr.: Donnelly had
sent up to the Speakers desk and
read, a copy of the republican platform de-
manding the regulation of freigh rates. He
said that the democratic platform would
have also Incorporated such provision if it
had not been prevented by those who con
trolled its deliberations. He said that the
railroads could afford to carry wheat at the
rates prescribed and make money. Most of
the roads We're land grant roads, and had
received lands to the amount of $4,000 8
mile, while the roads did not cost in con
struction more than $1,000 mile. 1t had
been becoming Improbable to raise wheat
But it had been profitable to everybody whe
handled the grain after it had been raised.
The House continued in session until sia
o'clock and the grain bill was put forward
to its third reading, with the recommends
ton that it pass. The free market bill was
not reached